Noel Duan

    5 May 2012

    Teen Vogue snapped some Columbia/Barnard/NYU students (including moi!) for their final exams week college street style story! Personally, I’m craving Colby Jordan’s Isabel Marant sneakers (such a Parisian staple!) and Morgan Fletcher’s pastel jeans (she’s also one of the most amazing people I’ve met at school). Click here to see why I’m so lucky to be surrounded by peers who inspire me both intellectually and sartorially. Next finals season, I’m putting away the Lululemon yoga pants for good. And can someone please teach me how to make a top knot with my hair?

    Teen Vogue snapped some Columbia/Barnard/NYU students (including moi!) for their final exams week college street style story! Personally, I’m craving Colby Jordan’s Isabel Marant sneakers (such a Parisian staple!) and Morgan Fletcher’s pastel jeans (she’s also one of the most amazing people I’ve met at school). Click here to see why I’m so lucky to be surrounded by peers who inspire me both intellectually and sartorially. Next finals season, I’m putting away the Lululemon yoga pants for good. And can someone please teach me how to make a top knot with my hair?

    25 Apr 2012

    dknyprgirl:

Loving this shot. 
#DKNY #CosmopolitanNetherlands

Perfect spring booties. I want these almost as much as I still want those ol’ YSL cage booties.

    dknyprgirl:

    Loving this shot. 

    #DKNY #CosmopolitanNetherlands

    Perfect spring booties. I want these almost as much as I still want those ol’ YSL cage booties.

    24 Apr 2012

    The London Olympics are approaching, so I pre-ordered these winged leather sandals from Moda Operandi, which will arrive just in time for the games.
I was never a fan of gladiator sandals and I don’t know if I’ll ever get a pair, but I obsessed over Greco-Roman mythology as a kid. I wanted to be Athena because she was brilliant, but I also wanted to be Hera, because she seemed like a badarse for never letting Zeus get away with his extramarital shenanigans. (She did the best she could.)
I mean, you don’t have to be a Greek goddess to look fly, but I’m sure it helps.

    The London Olympics are approaching, so I pre-ordered these winged leather sandals from Moda Operandi, which will arrive just in time for the games.

    I was never a fan of gladiator sandals and I don’t know if I’ll ever get a pair, but I obsessed over Greco-Roman mythology as a kid. I wanted to be Athena because she was brilliant, but I also wanted to be Hera, because she seemed like a badarse for never letting Zeus get away with his extramarital shenanigans. (She did the best she could.)

    I mean, you don’t have to be a Greek goddess to look fly, but I’m sure it helps.

    22 Apr 2012

    One presentation and one paper away from summer

    Gurkee Neptune Rope Sandals: Yes, they’re cheap and not the fancy Roger Vivier or K. Jacques St. Tropez sandals that I originally coveted, but with all the traveling I’ll be doing this summer, do I really want to wear away a beautiful leather pair? No. I’d rather save that for the school year. Comfortable, washable rope sandals will do just fine. And these go with everything.

    Rodarte for Opening Ceremony Gold Snakeskin Sunglasses: I love anything gold and shiny, and these come with nose pads, which is perfect because I have one of those stereotypical “Asian” nose ridges that plastic frames always slide off of. Especially when I’m sweating. And I plan to be in warm climates all summer.

    Norma Kamali Mesh Bathing Suit (sable top, black bottom): I’m definitely not a string bikini girl. I’m also not much of a get-in-the-water girl. But I am a sit-on-the-sand-with-a-book girl. Besides, I already have a very functional two-piece from Gap Body for when I actually need to swim a few laps (I’m looking at you, mandatory Columbia swim test for graduation).

    How sad is it that I’m already sartorially prepared for summer, but mentally I’m still thinking about political theory and how to space my margins?

    19 Mar 2012

    teenvogue:

Trend alert: Take a cue from the Carven runway and upgrade from your denim cutoffs to a pair of crisp, trouser-like shorts. Check out more top runway looks here »

This. All of this.

    teenvogue:

    Trend alert: Take a cue from the Carven runway and upgrade from your denim cutoffs to a pair of crisp, trouser-like shorts. Check out more top runway looks here »

    This. All of this.

    9 Mar 2012

    I have a new girl crush/dream big sister and her name is Peony Lim, a Chinese-English blogger and stylist. Also, she has a Tumblr.

    I have a new girl crush/dream big sister and her name is Peony Lim, a Chinese-English blogger and stylist. Also, she has a Tumblr.

    8 Mar 2012

    1010woodland:

happy birthday to meee! just snagged these preen x aldo rise heels. i brake for preen. 

I wonder if I could get my mother to buy these for me in the states.

    1010woodland:

    happy birthday to meee! just snagged these preen x aldo rise heels. i brake for preen. 

    I wonder if I could get my mother to buy these for me in the states.

    7 Mar 2012

    Adorable mini-cashmere shirt key chain that I picked up at the Allude by Andrea Karg show in the Grand Palais. If only it were 100x bigger… But maybe I should just get a pair of Allude cashmere sweatpants. Loungewear has never felt more tempting. I could talk endlessly about how I would wear a ballgown to class, but I also have delusions of grandeur about cashmere sweats too.

    Adorable mini-cashmere shirt key chain that I picked up at the Allude by Andrea Karg show in the Grand Palais. If only it were 100x bigger… But maybe I should just get a pair of Allude cashmere sweatpants. Loungewear has never felt more tempting. I could talk endlessly about how I would wear a ballgown to class, but I also have delusions of grandeur about cashmere sweats too.

    3 Mar 2012

    I own this Missoni maxi skirt, which I’ve unfortunately never worn before (my exciting life of old libraries and Powerpoint presentations doesn’t exactly call for ballgowns), but this year, I’m going to find — or make — an occasion to wear it.

    I own this Missoni maxi skirt, which I’ve unfortunately never worn before (my exciting life of old libraries and Powerpoint presentations doesn’t exactly call for ballgowns), but this year, I’m going to find — or make — an occasion to wear it.

    26 Jan 2012

    29lives:

    kevinless:

    This is Ulyana Sergeenko’s DEBUT collection. 

    This is so me. You may as well wrap it up and tie it with a bow for me.

    (Source: riseabove-aseriesofcycles)

    15 Jan 2012

    Ashley Olsen in vintage Christian Dior couture, Met Ball 2011
Everything about this is perfect to me. Puffy sleeves? Check. Cream and black palette? Check. Petite Olsen? Check. Danielle Nachmani, what a wondrous stylist you are.

    Ashley Olsen in vintage Christian Dior couture, Met Ball 2011

    Everything about this is perfect to me. Puffy sleeves? Check. Cream and black palette? Check. Petite Olsen? Check. Danielle Nachmani, what a wondrous stylist you are.

    27 Dec 2011

    oscarprgirl:

point d’esprit lace. 

    oscarprgirl:

    point d’esprit lace. 

    9 Dec 2011

    Teen Vogue, February 2008
Still one of my favorite editorials from Teen Vogue of all time.
I mean, I kind of believe in romance when I look at this photo.

    Teen Vogue, February 2008

    Still one of my favorite editorials from Teen Vogue of all time.

    I mean, I kind of believe in romance when I look at this photo.

    4 Dec 2011

    jumiyori:

so gorgeous

    jumiyori:

    so gorgeous

    (Source: iamyourmannequin)

    29 Nov 2011

    carlota-fores:

1. Chanel Beauté des Ongles, Base Protectrice
2. Essence Nail Art Magnetics
3. Sephora Soin des Ongles, Top Coat Ultra Brillance
4. Essence Nail Art Stickers

I met Carlota backstage at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week when she was modeling for her father’s show, Custo Barcelona. This 20-year-old Spanish fashion heiress looks like a model, but she actually wants to be a fashion journalist (hi-five!). I interviewed her for TeenVogue.com, and I’m super excited that she has a new Tumblr, full of her fantastical nail designs!
Which reminds me, my YSL polish is chipping…

    carlota-fores:

    1. Chanel Beauté des Ongles, Base Protectrice

    2. Essence Nail Art Magnetics

    3. Sephora Soin des Ongles, Top Coat Ultra Brillance

    4. Essence Nail Art Stickers

    I met Carlota backstage at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week when she was modeling for her father’s show, Custo Barcelona. This 20-year-old Spanish fashion heiress looks like a model, but she actually wants to be a fashion journalist (hi-five!). I interviewed her for TeenVogue.com, and I’m super excited that she has a new Tumblr, full of her fantastical nail designs!

    Which reminds me, my YSL polish is chipping…